Below is a response made to Grouse Beater's blog re whether or not Scottish MPs withdrawing from the UK Parly would constitute a withdrawal from the Acts of Union.
@radiojammor@ScottishIndy Am not a constitutional expert, but afaics from what I've read from them during the indyref and since, they often say that technical one-step actions like MP withdrawal, abstention, 'cancelling' the Treaty etc. won't work with the UK's non-constitution and absolute parl sovereignty. UK can just ignore or amend the law, and we're stuck.
@AuntieSyzygy@ScottishIndy To amend the law requires an act of Parly, which takes time, during which, Scotland acts - and if Scottish MPs are not present, then it cannot be applied to Scotland (or so the argument goes).
The argument also goes that the UK Parliament IS limited by the articles of Union.
Your reference to an unwritten constitution is kinda overridden by the point that the Articles of Union are indeed written and gave seed to the UK Parly.
@AuntieSyzygy@ScottishIndy We could have your 'Dear John' letter as a notice of withdrawal from UK Parly, pointing to Articles of Union (AoU). The UK Parly cannot legislate for Scotland without Scottish representation.
If a majority of Scottish MPs agreed to the union, presumably a majority withdrawing can undo it.
Scottish Parly I think would need to reconvene under its own steam rather than through Scotland Act, give itself authority for referendum to leave UK, for democratic vote.
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